Mental Health and Psychiatry

Anxiety Disorders

The term “Anxiety disorders” suggests that an individual has an unrealistic, irrational fear or anxiety of disabling intensity at its core and its principal and most obvious manifestation. Many people with an anxiety disorders will endeavour to keep away from presentation to whatever triggers their tension. Anxiety disorders include; Intense and prolonged feelings of fear and distress that occur out of proportion to the actual threat or danger; Feelings of fear and distress that interfere with normal daily functioning.

Most people with the condition try one or more of these therapies:

Medication: Many antidepressants can work for anxiety disorders. They include escitalopram (Lexapro) and fluoxetine (Prozac). Certain anticonvulsant medicines and low-dose antipsychotic drugs can be included to help other treatments work better. Anxiolytics are also drugs that help lower anxiety. Examples are alprazolam (Xanax) and clonazepam (Klonopin). They are prescribed for social or generalized anxiety disorder as well as for panic attacks.